Abstract
We investigate the geometric properties of marginally trapped surfaces (surfaces which have null mean curvature vector) in the spaces of oriented geodesics of Euclidean 3-space and hyperbolic 3-space, endowed with their canonical neutral Kaehler structures. We prove that every rank one surface in these four manifolds is marginally trapped. In the Euclidean case we show that Lagrangian rotationally symmetric sections are marginally trapped and construct an explicit family of marginally trapped Lagrangian tori. In the hyperbolic case we explore the relationship between marginally trapped and Weingarten surfaces, and construct examples of marginally trapped surfaces with various properties.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-12 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of Geometry and Physics |
Volume | 82 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Marginally trapped surface
- Mean curvature
- Neutral Kähler structure
- Spaces of geodesics